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Published: 2009-01-31 18:04:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 73845; Favourites: 1134; Downloads: 432
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As of January 31, 2009, it's been ten years since "Family Guy" made its debut on FOX. And oh boy, what a difference a decade makes.I won't try to pretend that I'm still entertained by this show, because I'm not. I won't even try to paint a picture of the first three seasons as the perfect example of what the show could be, because that's not true either (even the so-called "glory years" tended to be mediocre at best). But at least in the spirit of Seth MacFarlane's trademark cutaways to things that are only tangentially related to what's going on, I can remember the time, way back in 1999, when these characters showed promise.
What'll the next ten years bring? I'm not sure I want to think about that...
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It's just one type of paint in the giant picture of TV today. And boy, do I hate that picture.
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You know, your comment about Meg was a good one. I mean, when everyone on the show (EVERYONE) treats one of the main characters of the show with constant dismissal and cruelty... something has gone awry.
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The show really has gone downhill. It used to be funny but now it just seems offensive and mean spirited. It doesn't have any class at all. There is a difference between being edgy and actually being funny and entertaining.
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Hmm....
I must say I find it strangely hypocritical how critical of Family guy this artist is for the creator's lack of originality in plot and constant use of pop-culture as a vehicle for "lowbrow" jokes, when this artist's gallery consists nearly entirely of artwork stylistically lifted from other artists'. Warner brothers, ie. Not very original, in my opinion.
And this "A Licky Boom Boom Down" details a scene that is ironically reminiscent of the type of scenario one would likely see in a Family Guy episode.
It doesn't make a difference if you love the show or not, but have the decency to not be guilty of the same things you rail against others for...
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I have no problem with pop culture humor, so long as it's intelligent in its execution. Shows like "The Simpsons" turn their cultural references into clever satires and loving tributes, sometimes even fashioning entire plot lines around relevant cultural references, and it always ties into the characters' personalities. That's what makes them work, and that's what I seek to do in my art. "Family Guy" tends to reference stuff just for the sake of referencing it, and it leaves me just going "What?".
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i know what you mean, at first it was really funny... but now in 2009, well... its not as funny as it used to be. i honestly don't know what happened... the humor just is rude instead of being its normal crude humor. i hope it gets funny again.
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lmao, just another story about a show that got on a pedestal for almost no reason at all while other more note-worthy shows get canned.
Family Guy still has SOME qualities I like, I guess, but American Dad is just plain awful.
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Sums up the ten years greatly.
I've never been a big Family Guy fan honestly.
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Nice Pic,
I still watch (and enjoy) the show, yet sometimes I do always wonder what has changed since the good ol' days.
At least Bonnie is having her kid.
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I used ot love Family guy before Stewie Became Homo Sexual the show became too Liberal and Brian became an Abortion Loving Atheist.
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I love you for making this. I was thinking the same thing.
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This is a win! I love this picture so much. I used to like Family Guy but that show went sooo downhill and now I don't like it. This how I imagine the characters in the old seasons would react to the newer shows. XDD
You=Awesome!
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You sir, deserve a medal for making this. The whole script is so mashed together with unnessecerary references and the gags are so repeatitive and predictible that I seriously think you could just make a whole episode using a mad-lib.
"Hey Lois, remember that time I (past-tense verb) at (location) with ('60-'80s hasbeen almost nobody remembers and most of the target audience never heard of)? Nyeah nyeah nyeah nyeah..."
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Your art style doesn't really work for these characters, but I can really get behind the message in this comic. The manatees that write this show must be floating upsidedown in their tank at this point.
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Thanks for making this, I think it was VERY needed!
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I was able to put up with the changes in seasons 4-6, but season 7 has been terrible so far. But it's been off the air for a little while, so it might get better. Seth MacFarlane is just working on too many shows and doing too much ideological humor.
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I agree a 100 % about this. Amen!
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family guy is starting to repeat itself, the jokes are always the same, just diffrent scenarios, its shows like aqua teen hunger force and superjail! that have no real sense of a plot that do well since they have no proper straight forward plot, and are both diffrent and hilarious
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I used to enjoy this show but now, I lost all interest in it and started concentrating more on King Of The Hill, which is a far superior show by all means, too bad the 13th season is the last and yet we'll see more Family Guy *sighs*
I even enjoy American Dad more than Family Guy now.
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Hah!!! So true!
Family Guy sucks, South Park forever!
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its true, you can really see the differences in the show from the past compared to now. But now,
-Meg is mocked almost all the time.
-Chris is a little smarter but a little aggressive
-Stewie is gayer
-Lois has that inner bitch of hers
-Peter is stupid as always, but probably more aggressive as in terms of arrogance and selfishness
-Brian is almost like a liberal nark. No longer as witty as before.
I admit that they still have some funny episodes, but even some jokes can be pulled off better. But at least the difference between them and the simpsons is that family guy still has a chance to improve themselves. But I just mostly watch the show for the jokes, kinda like sitting back, relax and not having to pay attention to what's happening. But still, here's hoping *crosses fingers*
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I'll admit it. I liked the first three seasons. I suppose some episodes were mediocre in retrospect, but at least I could watch them at laugh at them more than once. But ever since Family guy made it's grand comeback, it's been devoid of anything even vaguely resembling humor or wit.
I'm glad someone else finally expressed my feelings on the issue.
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The few first seasons of Family Guy are classics in my book. But when they came back after they got cancelled, it's like they were starting to abuse of their best tricks, rendering their plots and jokes tedious and repetitive.
I don't say it should be put down again, it just changed for something that doesn't appeal to me anymore. Apparently that's the case for a lot of people.
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It's jaut alittle true!
Congrats on the DD, by the way.
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it was great for a shock value - something the Simpsons didn't realy have or push the envelope on - but after a while, eating the same candy over and over again...you just get tired of it.
Okay, weird analogy, but it works lol
Sweet pic tho - nicely thought out
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Wonderful.
I've been thinking of doing an anti-FG picture for a while myself. So I fav'ed this before I even read it.
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I could, actually - my uncle has a connection to him (he lives in Rhode Island, near the area where MacFarlane grew up, and he knows a few people on the staff of the show). I wonder what he'd think of it...
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I would think he would find it funny and given your talent he would probably offer you a job
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LOL, i'll tell you what the next ten years will bring, they will bring the Cleveland Show!
lol. I'm kinda curious at how it will work out.
Have fun puking!
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Never liked it. Crass and shock are fine, but not if they're there just for the sake of crass and shock. Plus, Optimus Prime isn't jewish. He is, however a Socialist.
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The only time these characters showed promise was when Brian and Peter were named Larry and Steve and they were pitched at Cartoon Network as a wacky buddy comedy.
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Your art piece is very truthful, in that Family Guy seemed to show alot of promise when it first began, but afterwards, especially after it was subsequently brought back after being canceled, has gone rapidly downhill. Even when the series was in its prime though, it still wasn't as good as The Simpsons. Now it's devolved into poop/sex jokes and 70's/80's pop culture references loosely threaded together. To me, Family Guy is just another creaky relic from the late-90's adult comedy cartoon explosion that needs to end.
Same thing goes for South Park, a series I think is way past its prime regardless of what alot of people think. With me, it's the kind of show that seemed awesome when I was a teenager but has now just extremely tedious. Its whole "scorched earth, nothing is sacred" satire of pop culture and current events was more relevant during its late-90's heyday but just seems dated now. But diehard fans of either show will tell you otherwise.
South Park and Family Guy just seemed to make more sense back then as a rebellion against what seemed like to some as rampant political correctness and pompous moral righteousness in the 90's. As someone who came of age then it felt good. But as edgy adult humor cartoons became the norm in the 2000s and after the tragedies of the Bush era occurred, shows like that stopped being funny to me. In my opinion, I think Family Guy and South Park need to stop and a fresh new generation of animated shows need to take its place.
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Oh great, and then, we'll hear more complaints from nostalgia freaks. It never ends.
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If Family Guy came out with an intelligent and well-written episode now, fans would most likely reject it.
That's the sad truth.
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I think the problem is that some people mistook it for an intelligent and well-written show. You hear people defend the series as smart because it makes references to historical events and old Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, but those references mean nothing if they don't fit into the framework of the storyline. That's something which Futurama did incredibly well back in its heyday, but even that is started to lose its magic with the last two films. They're even going to HAVE Seth MacFarlane in The Wild Green Yonder, which was incredibly disappointing news.
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You got a point there, Fig404.
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If it makes you feel any better, Seth's cartoon cavalcade is doing pretty good.
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The Family Guy chars look very good in your style, so you've done a great job on that stance. And it's amazing that it has been 10 years since it first aired.
I have to admit that I actually do get a good laugh from Family Guy, but I do agree with what this pic says. Now the chars have become practically one-joke characters. No depth at all.
After seeing Meg getting treated like crap in almost every episode, it becomes really tiring and almost on the breach of pitying her. The whole Herbert thing eyeing Chris and all of the young boys is too creepy to be funny. Lois has pretty much back-tracked into becoming a Marge Simpson-clone (while at the same time, The Simpsons have made Marge a more rounded character and have had her grow more of a backbone). Stewie I feel has been wavering between a use to make gay jokes to reverting back to his psychotic ways, while Peter has been through one non-sensical plot line and idiotic scheme to another.
I can see why you made Brian the one who has a gripe. I feel that aside for one off-kilter storyline (the one where he meets his long-lost son) I find that Brian is the one character in the whole series who has actual depth and is the more rounded of characters. But then again, that's just my opinion.
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Yeah, I get the sense that if we could look behind the scenes and see the Griffins when they're not "on camera", Brian would have some unpleasant words to describe his line of work. I always enjoy depicting cartoon characters as actors, and Brian seems like the type who wouldn't be too happy with his current role.
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I could imagine that. Perhaps it should be Brian that should have the spinoff.
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It hasn't really been ten years has it? God I feel old...
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The earlier episodes certainly did have promise, but man the quality of the show has really gone down hill. Though once in a blue moon we get a decent episode.
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I used to like Family Guy I admit it, but after a while I realized that it just doesn't cut it. It wasn't as funny or stimulating like The Simpsons, or any other anime show I usually watch. At times it was offensive. It's gotten to the point where I won't watch anymore.
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Nice. I still watch it, but I'm getting a little irritated by the raunchy humor it portreys. Like the trash talking Christians (Never Jews, Catholics, Buhdists...but ONCE they trashed on Hindi)...and the "Prom Night Dumpster Baby" thing...some of its getting really racy.
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Thiss sshow really iss getting boring. And they bassically sshow the ssame epissodess all the time.
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